compelled
Example Sentences
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When the subject of literature came up, Monroe seemed compelled to play to ditzy expectations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
In 1932, the rise of Nazism compelled him to immigrate to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
“They felt compelled to back me, not just to level the playing field, but to win,” Roy told The Texas Tribune.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
The government, he argued, compelled Google to open them and identify which users happened to be near the bank.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
On the next, they came upon two hlessil whom they compelled to return with them to join the warren.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
